Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective

Ferris wheel emoji Assembly Required has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/assemblyrequired for access to our exclusive Discord server and other Patron-exclusive benefits, including monthly bonus episodes! Our HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS 31 episode is available now to Hero- and Avenger-level patrons! This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible. Go t...

Somebody's getting married on the sixth episode of the Marvel Studios Disney+ sitcom SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW, and "Just Jen" has been invited to be a bridesmaid! The whole gang is here as Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie discuss superpowered wedding crashers, immortal fraudsters, magic tricks, pirate hooks, and tables! Assembly Required has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/assemb...

A handful of spooky vacations got in the way of the AR recording schedule, so we're serving up a double feature! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Bailey as they discuss both the fourth and fifth episodes of Marvel Studios' Disney+ comedy, SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW. How many television series can they spoil in one podcast episode? Prospective viewers of The Sopranos, This Is Us, Game of Thrones, How I Me...

Come twerk with Eduardo and Peach3z as they discuss the third episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ comedy SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW. Assembly Required has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/assemblyrequired for access to our exclusive Discord server and other Patron-exclusive benefits, including monthly bonus episodes! This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to...

You can choose your own paralegal, but you can't choose your own superhero name, as Jennifer Walters discovers in "Superhuman Law," the second episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ comedy SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW. Join Eduardo, [redacted], and Bailey as they discuss printing out webpages, the ethics of not letting a mutated supervillain leave prison every once in a while to let off steam in an under...

Okay, we lied...we're publishing one more freebie bonus episode to the main feed to celebrate ONE-HUNDRED EPISODES of ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: AN MCU RETROSPECTIVE! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, Robbie, Bailey, and Angela as they reminisce about their favorite and most memorable moments from the podcast over the years. A HUGE thank you to everyone who's stuck around this long and to those who will conti...

Court is in session! Eduardo, Peach, and law-aficionado Bailey gather here today to deliberate over episode one of SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW. What could this trio possibly have to say about the premiere episode of the series? Who knows!? They spent 75% percent of the recording giggling. Smash the link in our bio to find out more! A note from the audio editor - a small section of audio was lost in...

You asked for it, but be careful what you wish for, because Eduardo, Li'l Chuckles, Chris, and Angela have a LOT to say about DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. In the grand calculus of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where does this movie land? How much of this episode will be spent arguing about the Scarlet Witch? Illumi-WHAT-i?  The answers to all these questions and more in this episo...

Join the full Assembly Required crew for an MCU movie they've all been eagerly anticipating -  SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME! Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie gush over the vast range of emotions and the extravagant fan service delivered to Spidey-fans in 2021. Complete with yet another long rant about the many growing Phase 4 haters (did they forget about this movie?) and an interruption mid-recordi...

Join the full crew for our first monthly bonus episode that will be exclusive to our patrons. Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris and Robbie are here to talk about games, games of all kinds.  This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible. Go to https://www.audibletrial.com/assemblyrequired for a free 30-day trial today! Assembly Required has a Patreon! Join us at https:/...

The finale of Ms. Marvel is here! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they discuss the finale as well as what the future holds for a certain X-named team. Embiggen!  This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible. Go to https://www.audibletrial.com/assemblyrequired for a free 30-day trial today! Assembly Required has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreon.c...

Things get loopy - time loopy, that is - in "Time and Again," the penultimate episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series MS. MARVEL! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they recap the episode and delve into the history of the British Partition of India, the MCU's shifting rules of time travel, and the continuing fuzziness of the ClanDestine's plans. How are things looking as we approach the season...

All aboard for the fourth episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series, MS. MARVEL! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they try their best to stay on track and discuss the many shenanigans in Karachi, but instead spend an exorbitant amount of time going off the rails (thanks a lot, Obi-Wan and presumptuous Marvel fans). This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Aud...

The boys are back in town, now in the same room! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they use their hardlight powers to ruin a wedding. Either that or discuss Episode 3 of Ms. Marvel. Which one is it? Only one way to find out! This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible. Go to https://www.audibletrial.com/assemblyrequired for a free 30-day trial today! Asse...

The titular MS. MARVEL finds herself wrapped up in a mystery in "Crushed," the second episode of the new Disney+ series from Marvel Studios, and Assembly Required is on a hunt for the storks and/or norks to explain it!  Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris are back to discuss Djinn, Kingo Sr., how Chris missed this episode's shocking reveal, and of course, the Power Rangers. Just what you signed up for! Th...

The Disney+ content just keeps on coming! Welcome to the first episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series, MS. MARVEL! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they rave about Kamala Khan's debut into the MCU. This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible. Go to https://www.audibletrial.com/assemblyrequired for a free 30-day trial today! Assembly Required has a Pat...

The Assembly Required crew gets back to reassembling the MCU movie by movie as they take a look at 2021's ETERNALS! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie as they discuss the polarizing film from Chloé Zhao. Is it as bad as its reviews indicated? Better? Worse? Buckle up, because Arishem isn't the only judge in town! This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Au...

The wait is finally over! Join our hobbits Eduardo, Chris, and Peach3z as they welcome back the one and only Robbie Baggins to discuss the final episode of Moon Knight! This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective is brought to you by Audible. Go to https://www.audibletrial.com/assemblyrequired for a free 30-day trial today! Assembly Required has a Patreon! Join us at https://www.patreo...

Welcome to the lighthearted, definitely-not-traumatic fifth episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series MOON KNIGHT! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and returning guest Arnaldo (from the podcasts "Films from the Phantom Zone" and "Where's Mephisto?") as they gloriously achieve a podcast first - an entirely in-person recording (thank you, Arnaldo)!  This episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospecti...

We get elbow-deep in the metaphorical skull of analysis of "The Tomb," the fourth episode of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series MOON KNIGHT! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and returning guest Arnaldo (from the podcasts "Films from the Phantom Zone" and "Where's Mephisto?") as they discuss the MCU's biggest turn into the horror genre to date. Mummies! Two-sided love triangles! Golden surveillance storks...

Convene your group of Egyptian avatars because Assembly Required is back to talk more Moon Knight. Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they deep dive into the latest episode of Oscar Isaacs's greatest project. Who are the gods in the end credits? Why does Peach3z hate both Moon Knight and Cheese? What color is Eduardo? All this and more on this episode of Assembly Required: An MCU Retrospective! ...

The lentil soup is aces, and so is “Summon the Suit,” the second episode of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series MOON KNIGHT! Danny joins Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris, and it’s a howling good time! (Or that could just be Danny’s dog Bear.) Join them as they reflect on the dashing Mr. Knight, how to make audiences hate a villain by having him say he’s cool with child murder, and the Easter egg-iest Eas...

It's been awhile, but Assembly Required is back to talk about Marvel Studios' new Disney+ series, MOON KNIGHT! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they discuss "The Goldfish Problem," the disorienting introduction to the many identities of Oscar Isaac's titular lunar crusader. All the important topics are covered: Egyptian mythology, Dissociative Identity Disorder, artsy timeskips, overcooked stea...

Just like Marvel Studios' season finale of HAWKEYE, we're wrapping this series up with a festive bow! Join Eduardo, Peach3z, and Chris as they navigate the final trajectory of several, several plotlines. How does the crew feel about Kingpin's inclusion in the MCU? Does this story count as a Christmas story? Does anyone on planet Earth care about that pesky watch? All these questions answered, and...

Grab some mac and cheese and all the hot sauce you can stand, because the pieces are starting to fall into place in "Ronin," the penultimate episode of HAWKEYE, Marvel Studios' most festive Disney+ show yet. Join Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie as they talk about the moral implications of Clint's time as Ronin, the pure joy of seeing Florence Pugh back as Black Widow Yelena Belova, whether or...